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Agreement in principle for the Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and Canadian National Railway (CN) reached an agreement to integrate rail transport at the MPA’s new container terminal in Contrecœur. This initiative will help maximize the terminal’s efficiency and ensure a competitive commercial offering.Along with a private partner that will be retained to develop and operate the terminal, the parties will define the technical aspects of the project’s intermodal service. The agreement will lead to ... [+]

MSC reports impact of Covid restrictions on reefer box operations in Shanghai

Due to the impact of new COVID restrictions in Shanghai, the port is experiencing considerable congestion, resulting in low or, at times, no availability of plugs for reefer containers.MSC is notifying customers that MSC cannot discharge reefer containers at the designated port if there is ... [+]

Port of Galveston reports on Green Marine Program

Since becoming certified in the Green Marine program in June 2021, the Galveston Wharves and its partners are making progress in realizing long-term changes to protect the environment. Cleaner energy sources, waste reduction and sustainable construction are just a few examples. Guided by Green Marine, a ... [+]

Bolloré Africa Logistics sold to MSC Group

Bolloré Group signed an agreement on April 1 to sell 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics to the MSC Group. The sale comprises of the Bolloré Group's transport and logistics activities in Africa, on the basis of an enterprise value, net of minority interests, of 5.7 ... [+]

Move Cargo While Striving for Zero Emissions

On April 1, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles launched the Clean Truck Fund rate. The rate – $10 per twenty-foot equivalent unit on loaded import and export cargo containers hauled by drayage trucks as they enter or leave container terminals – will ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi in President Biden’s Proposed FY ’23 Budget

The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project was included in President Joe Biden’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Coastal Navigation Construction category. The President’s recommended funding targeted project closeout appropriations of $157.3 million. Once approved by Congress, ... [+]

Seattle reinstated to Eagle Service

MSC is reinstating Seattle to its Eagle Service that it omitted last October due to increased waiting time for vessel berthing at the port.The first sailing will be MAERSK SEVILLE on voyage 214N, estimated to depart Kaohsiung on April 10. The revised port rotation will be ... [+]

The Port of Virginia® on Course to Becoming US East Coast’s Deepest Port

The recently approved federal work plan contains the final piece of funding for The Port of Virginia’s dredging project that will create the deepest and widest shipping channels on the US East Coast by late 2024.The work plan, released last week by the US Army ... [+]

A.P. Moller – Maersk announces new management of APM Terminals

A.P. Moller - Maersk announces that Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, Executive Board Member, will be appointed as new Chair for APM Terminals, and Keith Svendsen, currently COO in APM Terminals, will be appointed CEO of APM Terminals. The change follows the decision of Morten Engelstoft, Executive ... [+]

PSA expands its presence in the Port of Halifax

PSA International Pte Ltd recently acquired Ceres Halifax Inc. from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. PSA Halifax will now operate two container terminals in Halifax, namely Atlantic Hub and Fairview Cove, jointly branded under PSA Halifax.PSA Halifax’s Atlantic Hub terminal is located at the south end ... [+]

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